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authorities say they picked up diamond sal asy trying to cross into canada. the teachers aid is accused of assaulting the little girl. the suspect is expected to be brought back to fairfax county in the next >>> a big story this morning is the weather and flooding could be a big problem as the region sees lots of rain today. we'll get the latest forecast from tony and check the roads with julie. it's all coming up. it is 7:26 now. hi there. i'm ian wright and i'm investigating what makes aruba so happy. oh my word, that's fantastic. ♪ row your boat gently down the stream... ♪ i'll tell you what; it's not aloe vera the main export. it's happiness. i haven't even got bait on the end of mine. i don't care; it's just nice sitting here. you're getting it. you're getting it. >>> welcome back. we're following breaking news out there on the roads. julie mentioned it just a few minutes ago, an accident involving at least one metro bus, possibly two. this is at university boulevard and burnet avenue in silver spring. we're told 17 people are being treated. we're no
authorities say they picked up diamond sal asy trying to cross into canada. the teachers aid is accused of assaulting the little girl. the suspect is expected to be brought back to fairfax county in the next >>> a big story this morning is the weather and flooding could be a big problem as the region sees lots of rain today. we'll get the latest forecast from tony and check the roads with julie. it's all coming up. it is 7:26 now. hi there. i'm ian wright and i'm investigating what...
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there is some cooler air up into canada and we will begin to reach in and tap some of this cooler air as we get into monday and tuesday of next week. but then we're going to warm up just right back up into the middle 80s for the middle part of next week. listen, major hurricane karl made landfall late this afternoon just north of veracruz mexico. this is the strongest hurricane every reported down here in the southern gulf of mexico. technically the bay of kampichi. good news here, if there is any, that the impact, the highest winds stayed just a little bit north of veracruz. matter, vara cruz, generally in the lower 140 mile an hour range. so the impact of the winds has stayed north and it was weakening as it made its john shore move into southern mexico late this afternoon. again, though, the storm surge, 12 to 15 feet with this major hurricane making land fall. in terms of karl, it's weakened substantially, moving into the upper elevations of mexico. winds are down to 90 miles an hour. again, continuing to move to the west and it will break up over the mountains of mexico. a lot of
there is some cooler air up into canada and we will begin to reach in and tap some of this cooler air as we get into monday and tuesday of next week. but then we're going to warm up just right back up into the middle 80s for the middle part of next week. listen, major hurricane karl made landfall late this afternoon just north of veracruz mexico. this is the strongest hurricane every reported down here in the southern gulf of mexico. technically the bay of kampichi. good news here, if there is...
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authorities say they picked him up trying to cross into canada from new york state. police say the # 2-year-old assaulted that little girl at the mini land day care and fled when an arrest warrant was issued. he is expected to be extradited to fairfax county sometime in the next couple of weeks. -- police say the 22-year-old assaulted that little girl. >>> word that actor tony curtis has died. that is according to entertainment tonight which says his daughter, jamie lee curtis confirmed her father's passing. it is unclear exactly when this happened. he received an oscar nomination in 1959 for his role in the movie the defiant ones. tony curtis was 85 years old. >>> we continue to follow today's severe weather here in our area. we'll get an update on the blows mexico is taking from mother nature. another deadly landslide has rescuers working. >>> what fellow classmates did that police think pushed a teenager over the edge. >>> another deadly mudslide in mexico last night. this one killed 16 people and injured 13. heavy rains have soaked the hillside of southe
authorities say they picked him up trying to cross into canada from new york state. police say the # 2-year-old assaulted that little girl at the mini land day care and fled when an arrest warrant was issued. he is expected to be extradited to fairfax county sometime in the next couple of weeks. -- police say the 22-year-old assaulted that little girl. >>> word that actor tony curtis has died. that is according to entertainment tonight which says his daughter, jamie lee curtis...
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police say he was found with a bag of cocaine in a canada is antiowe bathroom following a show. officials say mars, whose hit song, love the way you are, is still topping the chart had 2.6 grams of coke on him. formal charges still have not been filed but mars has been told to be in court in november. >>> it is official. the worst recession in decades is over. an academic panel confirms the recession ended in june of last year. the national bureau of economic research says the recession began in december of 2007 an lasted 18 months. that is the longest recession the country has endured since world war ii. president obama weighed in on the subject during a town hall meeting on cnbc. >> obviously, for the millions of people who are still out of the work, people who have seen their home values decline, people would are struggling to pay the bills day to day, it is still very real for them. >> as for the recovery, most economists do agree, it is moving very slowly. >>> how does your tap water taste? coming up next, details of a local blind taste test. >>> plus, do you like salmon? w
police say he was found with a bag of cocaine in a canada is antiowe bathroom following a show. officials say mars, whose hit song, love the way you are, is still topping the chart had 2.6 grams of coke on him. formal charges still have not been filed but mars has been told to be in court in november. >>> it is official. the worst recession in decades is over. an academic panel confirms the recession ended in june of last year. the national bureau of economic research says the...
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. >> reporter: even one republican in the senate noted great britain, australia, israel and canada allow gays to serve openly in their armed forces. >> and none of these countries, not one, reports morale or recruitment problems. >> reporter: the marine general nominated to lead the corp. weighed in on don't ask don't tell on the hill today. you'll hear what general james amos thinks on the news edge at 11:00. >> see you then. >>> a deadly day for u.s. troops in afghanistan. nine nato service members killed when their helicopter crashed in zabul province. a senior military official says a large number of americans were among the dead. it was the deadliest chopper crash for the coalition in four years. the taliban claims it shot down the helicopter overnight. there were no reports of enemy fire in the area. >>> maryland's green party candidate running for the u.s. state was killed in a horrible car accident. natasha pettigrew was out riding her bike early sunday morning in largo when an suv hit her. tonight her mother shares the heartbreaking decision she made. laura evans joins us now wi
. >> reporter: even one republican in the senate noted great britain, australia, israel and canada allow gays to serve openly in their armed forces. >> and none of these countries, not one, reports morale or recruitment problems. >> reporter: the marine general nominated to lead the corp. weighed in on don't ask don't tell on the hill today. you'll hear what general james amos thinks on the news edge at 11:00. >> see you then. >>> a deadly day for u.s. troops in...
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. >>> wicked weather in canada as hurricane igor delivers heavy appear and wind. the storms flooded homes and washed out roads. police are investigating claims that a driveway collapsed on an island, washing an 80-year-old man into the sea. tense of thous is. >>> we had our share of storms roll through so what is op top? nmd. theefer thunderstorm twea -- since we last talked this little shower that has was close to leesburg has now gem. it is basically southwest, in extreme northern phlegm -- this is all basically moving very, very slowly to the east, and a little bit it to the south oift. so we'll watch these thunderstorms. here's sfoshs. between baltimore and lancaster. thunderstorm watch in effect until 10:00 for everybody. there is still the chance for scattered. temperature rate now follow. a little muggy, watching out for some more strong, possibly severe thunderstorms. plus fetch february. >> sounds like summer. gary, thank you. >>> commuters are having their say right here in washington. national transit unions set up a big screen outside of union station.
. >>> wicked weather in canada as hurricane igor delivers heavy appear and wind. the storms flooded homes and washed out roads. police are investigating claims that a driveway collapsed on an island, washing an 80-year-old man into the sea. tense of thous is. >>> we had our share of storms roll through so what is op top? nmd. theefer thunderstorm twea -- since we last talked this little shower that has was close to leesburg has now gem. it is basically southwest, in extreme...
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one republican did note that great brait inane, australia, israel an canada do allow gays to serve openly. >> and none of these countries, not one, reports morale or recruitment problems. >> whether you agree or disagree with this policy, whether you want to keep it or repeal it, the senate should not be forced to make this decision now. >> democrats plan it revisit the issue when the defense bill comes up again later this year. >>> we are learning most of the nine dead in a chopper crash in afghanistan were americans. that is the word from senior pentagon officials. yesterday was the deadliest helicopter crash for coalition forces in four years. the taliban claims it shot it down but nato says there was no enemy fire. nato is still investigating the crash in a rugged area of southern afghanistan. >>> a new tell-all book about the president's advisors describes them as arguing about policy and turf. the book is by journalist bob woodward and in it, some top members of the president's national security team doubt the afghan strategy will work. divisions at the white house are not secret bu
one republican did note that great brait inane, australia, israel an canada do allow gays to serve openly. >> and none of these countries, not one, reports morale or recruitment problems. >> whether you agree or disagree with this policy, whether you want to keep it or repeal it, the senate should not be forced to make this decision now. >> democrats plan it revisit the issue when the defense bill comes up again later this year. >>> we are learning most of the nine...
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christine o'donnell beat veteran republican candidate mike canada is until a surprising win. she got a lot of help from the tea party express, a california political committee that poured more than $230,000 into her campaign. >>> in new york, veteran congressman charles rangel has won his democratic primary despite waiting a trial before the house ethics committee. he has hinted he might be willing to agree it a settlement of those charges. in new hampshire, it happens the tea party candidate will win the republican senate nomination. he is leading the gop-backed candidate. >>> sarah shourd was greeted by her mother when she arrived last night from iran. she was let go after oman mediated a deal for a $500,000 bail. shourd spent 13 months behind bars. her fiance and friends are still being held on spying charges. all three maintained they accidentally crossed into iran during a hike. >>> officials are trying to determine the cause of an explosion at a tennessee plant. it happened at a plant near memphis that specializes in military flares. six people were injured. they had to
christine o'donnell beat veteran republican candidate mike canada is until a surprising win. she got a lot of help from the tea party express, a california political committee that poured more than $230,000 into her campaign. >>> in new york, veteran congressman charles rangel has won his democratic primary despite waiting a trial before the house ethics committee. he has hinted he might be willing to agree it a settlement of those charges. in new hampshire, it happens the tea party...
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the hollywood canada is even osceola opening this morning. the state's first slots casino just received approval from maryland's lottery commission to open early. the casino is set to open at 8:00 this morning. >>> the burgundy and gold headed out for the road for the first time this season. probably wish they would have stayed home. game came down to the offense against the rams. the redskins got dragged all over the field at the beginning. the skins did come from behind to take the lead in the third. sad bradford able to rally his team. steven jackson did it on the ground. bradford did it in the air. he gets his first win as a pro. >> not really surprised by much. i think they had some big runs. he provided the big player ability that they was looking for. you guess he was hot. >> we've all talked to clinton and we talk all the time. i think the most important thing in this situation is just to continue to show support. we know when he gets back in there, he can create some big plays if us. coming down later, we'll wreak down the x's and o'
the hollywood canada is even osceola opening this morning. the state's first slots casino just received approval from maryland's lottery commission to open early. the casino is set to open at 8:00 this morning. >>> the burgundy and gold headed out for the road for the first time this season. probably wish they would have stayed home. game came down to the offense against the rams. the redskins got dragged all over the field at the beginning. the skins did come from behind to take the...
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on your 5th anniversary, sue pal canada, your colleagues past and present congratulate you. >> she gave both of us our start. she taught me weather. she really did. >> did she is it. >> we spent a lot of time together at channel 5. >> we experienced the good times. we celebrated your emmy wards. we experienced the bad times, your daughter liz throwing up in my corvette. >> all best to you after 5 years of great enjoyment at channel 5. >> hey, sue, it is topper out on the weather terrace. congratulations. you actually came to d.c. when you were 15 owe that only makes you 40. you are awe gem in this industry. >> hi, sue. as the oldest guy in town, i want to congratulate you on 0 years. >> >> no, it's 25. >> sue is a junior member of the club at only 25. >> what fun we've all cgratulat we love you. 25 more years. >> happy anniversary! happy anniversary! >> that made all this rain go way for those four minutes. >> she is so precious. she does a great job with the weather obviously p. she is just a downright nice human being. she goes above and beyond. >> one of my favorite people. >> yep. m
on your 5th anniversary, sue pal canada, your colleagues past and present congratulate you. >> she gave both of us our start. she taught me weather. she really did. >> did she is it. >> we spent a lot of time together at channel 5. >> we experienced the good times. we celebrated your emmy wards. we experienced the bad times, your daughter liz throwing up in my corvette. >> all best to you after 5 years of great enjoyment at channel 5. >> hey, sue, it is...
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they say he was trying to cross into canada from new york state. >> he was crossing over. he was detained by u.s. border patrol and turned over to state police. >> reporter: officials at miniland private day school sent us this statement saying it has met with all parents and staff and continue to offer support during this difficult time. but police say they don't believe any other children are involved. still they are advising parents to speak with their kids. >> kids don't understand, but they know when they don't like something. they know when something doesn't feel right. so we encourage open communication with your child. >> reporter: we're told salades da -- told salades da did have to pass a background check before working on the the daycare. we went to his house but no one opened the door. although fairfax county police say they don't believe there there were any other young victims here. we are sold that there are two other investigations underway, one by child protective officers and also an internal investigation here at miniland. in centreville matt ackland, fo
they say he was trying to cross into canada from new york state. >> he was crossing over. he was detained by u.s. border patrol and turned over to state police. >> reporter: officials at miniland private day school sent us this statement saying it has met with all parents and staff and continue to offer support during this difficult time. but police say they don't believe any other children are involved. still they are advising parents to speak with their kids. >> kids don't...
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reporter: body scanners are being installed not only in the us airports but also in the netherlands canada and the uk. many other countries aren't using them yet because they have other concerns about cost and privacy, brian. >> laura evans tonight. >>> the united states is pressuring countries around the world to use full body scanners at airports. germany just started testing one. dubai is stopping the scanners. italy also says they're too slow and ineffective. jim harper joins us to talk about this. jim, the point is simple, right? we have to go through the shoe thing, we have to go through the liquid thing. depending upon what country you're coming from to the united states, they don't have to. what's the point here? >> as the secretary, you're trained to harmonize international standards at a very high level. countries are debating what the appropriate standards are. whether we should use the so-called strip machines around the world. they provide a small margin of security at a high cost of privacy and a delay at the airport. >> do we have the power to influence them? it seems countr
reporter: body scanners are being installed not only in the us airports but also in the netherlands canada and the uk. many other countries aren't using them yet because they have other concerns about cost and privacy, brian. >> laura evans tonight. >>> the united states is pressuring countries around the world to use full body scanners at airports. germany just started testing one. dubai is stopping the scanners. italy also says they're too slow and ineffective. jim harper joins...
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reporter: and this is the best of the dogs in terms of all of north america so it's around the country and canada. and how do the dogs get here. >> by accruing points over the year. the top 150 dogs make it into the national finals. those are very coveted spots and everybody wants to be here running in the big show. >> reporter: and give me an idea how big the sport it out there. >> i think there is 700 dogs on the high point list. that would give must indication. i've just come back from utah and colorado on a big western circuit, and it's a busy intensely competitive sport and refinements are a beauty. what a great thing to see. >> reporter: and i think intense is word to use because this is your dog, right? >> yes. this is my dog ross and she is a competitor and very intense, as you see, wanting to be the one doing the job. >> reporter: but we have another dog out there doing the job and look at that dog just holding the sheep at bay. so explain how this works. >> this is when she asks the dogs to go left, that's left. when she goes to the right, that's right. and to walk up, is to wake up, li
reporter: and this is the best of the dogs in terms of all of north america so it's around the country and canada. and how do the dogs get here. >> by accruing points over the year. the top 150 dogs make it into the national finals. those are very coveted spots and everybody wants to be here running in the big show. >> reporter: and give me an idea how big the sport it out there. >> i think there is 700 dogs on the high point list. that would give must indication. i've just...